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Lejeuneaceae (Marchantiophyta) of the Western Ghats, India LEJEUNEACEAE (MARCHANTIOPHYTA) OF THE WESTERN GHATS, INDIA 1&3 2 1 Manju, C. N., T. Pócs , K.P. Rajesh and R. Prakashkumar3 1Department of Botany, The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Calicut, Kerala, India 2Botany Department, Eszterházy Colege, H-3301, Eger, P.P. Box 43, Hungary (Curr.Author), [email protected] 3Malabar Botanical Garden, GA College P.O., Calicut, Kerala, India E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Keywords: Lejeuneaceae, India, Western Ghats, Distribution Abstract: The present study reports 76 species of Lejeuneaceae present in the Western Ghats. Among these three species viz. Archilejeunea abbreviata (Mont.) Vanden Berghen, Otolejeunea semperiana (Gottsche et Steph.) Grolle and Tuyamaella angulistipa (Steph.) Schust. & Kachroo are new to India. One species viz., Lejeunea cocoes Mitt., is a new record for Southern India and three species viz., Archilejeunea minutilobula Udar & U.S.Awasthi, Cololejeunea appressa (A.Evans) Benedix and Cololejeunea udarii G. Asthana & S.C. Srivast. are new records for Kerala. Introduction The Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri Hills, are well known for their rich and unique assemblage of flora and fauna. Norman Myers included the Western Ghats amongst the 25 biodiversity hot-spots identified in the world. Geologically the Western Ghats may be divided into two segments. The hills north of the Krishna basin (largely Maharashtra and Gujarat) with fragile basaltic rocks are results of the same processes that gave rise to the Deccan trap. Isolated, conical, flat-topped hills occur here with steep sides, marked with striations. They seldom rise beyond 1500 m. South of the Krishna basin is the region of precambrian archean crystalline hard rocks (nearly 2000 million years old granites, schists, gneisses, quartzites, etc). Soils vary from humus rich peat in the montane areas to laterite in the lower elevation and high rainfall belts. Soils are generally acidic. 127 Acta Biologica Plantarum Agriensis 2: 2012 Arising abruptly from the narrow Konkan and Malabar coasts, these hills run 1600 km north-south between the river Tapti in Gujarat and Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu covering an area approximately equal to 160,000 sq km. In the east, they slope gently towards the Deccan Plateau. The northernmost segment that extends into Gujarat merges in the east with the Surat Dangs. In the Nilgiris, Palanis and parts of Karnataka, the Western Ghats extend considerably eastwards, locally merging with the Eastern Ghats. Towards the south, the hill chain is divided into two by the Palghat Gap (a mere 13 km gap at its narrowest) rendering a physically homogeneous high altitude plateau into two rather distinct biogeographic units viz., the Nilgiris complex in the north and the Anaimalai- Palnis complex in the south. Here are found the highest peaks viz., Anaimudi (Anaimalai Hills) and Doddabetta (Nilgiri Hills), reaching well over 2695 and 2637m ASL respectively. Apart from these, a number of peaks reaching heights of over 2000 m are present in the southern half as that in Tamilnadu (Palnis) and Kerala (eg. High Wavy Mountains and Grass Hills). Climatic conditions in the Western Ghats vary with the altitude and physical proximity to the Arabian Sea and the equator. Although the Western Ghats experience a tropical climate - being warm and humid during most of the year with mean the temperature ranging from 200C in the south to 240C in the north, the higher elevations experience subtropical climates and on occasions frost. Further, it has been observed that the coldest periods in the southern Western Ghats coincide with the wettest. Whereas rainfall peaks of 9000 mm and above per year, are known locally, annual rainfall as low as 1000 mm are frequent in the east bringing the average to around 2500 mm. Interestingly, the total amount of rainfall received and the spread are not often correlated. Areas in the northern Western Ghats (in the State of Maharashtra) receiving the highest rainfall (locally over 9000 mm) experience dry weather over more than half the year. On the contrary, areas receiving much less rainfall in Kerala and closer to the equator experience rain almost all through the year. Much of the rainfall is received during the southwest monsoon season. Peak period of rainfall is July-August. List of the Lejeuneaceae species of the Western Ghats. The taxa are arranged alphabetically. For each species representative specimens with the following data are included as far as possible; locality, habitat, altitude, collector, collection number and range of the species. We considered as new to the area those species which are not represented in Bapna & Kachroo 2000, Daniels 2010, Manju et al. 2008, 2009, Manju & Rajesh 2011 and Pócs et al. 2007. The photographs of some species is provided in Plate 1&2. 128 Manju, C. N. et al.:Lejeuneaceae of the Western Ghats, India Archilejeunea abbreviata (Mitt.) Vanden Berghen, Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 20: 117. 1951. Representative specimen/s examined: Thiruvananthapuram, Agasthyamalai BR (1000-1300 m) On bark, Sreenivas 106638 (CALI). Range: Widespread in tropical Africa (Wigginton 2009). New to India (Kerala). Archilejeunea apiculifolia Steph., Species Hepaticarum 6: 558. 1924. Representative specimen/s examined: Tamil Nadu, On the way to Avalanche (2439 m), R. Udar 73 S/A (LWU) [Udar and Awasthi 1981]. Range: India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala: var. dentifolia Awasthi and Srivastava, 1985) Archilejeunea minutilobula Udar & U.S.Awasthi, Geophytology 11: 77. f. 18-38. 1981. Representative specimen/s examined: Kerala, Kannur, Aralam WLS (60 m) On bark, MANJU 087589 (CALI); Tamil Nadu, Mettupalayam, ca 500 m., 28 Dec 1965, R. Udar & S.C. Srivastava 200/65. Range: India (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala). Western Ghats endemic. The present collection is a new record for Kerala. Caudalejeunea reniloba (Gott.) Steph., Species Hepaticarum 5: 16. 1912. Representative specimen/s examined: Kerala, Kasaragod, Kammadam Kavu (150), Epiphytic, K.P. Rajesh, 80050/a (CALI). Range: Widespread from India to the Pacific islands. Cheilolejeunea birmensis (Steph.) Mizut., J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 27: 139. 1964. Representative specimen/s examined: Kanyakumari Dist., W. Ghats, Muthukuzhivayal, ca 1250 m., 26 Jan 2001, Daniels 1433 p.p.(MH, SCCN) [Daniels 2003] Range : India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka), Myanmar. Cheilolejeunea ghatensis G.Asthana, S.C.Srivast. & A.K.Asthana, Lindbergia 20: 132. f. 4. 1995[1996]. Representative specimen/s examined: Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Ponmudi (1200 m) R.Udar & Party, 6412/82 (LWU). Range: This Indian endemic species is distributed in Kerala only (Asthana et al. 1995). Cheilolejeunea intertexta (Lindenb.) Steph., Bull. Herb. Boiss 5: 79. 1897. Representative specimen/s examined: Kerala, Kasaragod, Kammadam Kavu (150), K.P.Rajesh, 80050/b; Wayanad, Chandanathode (950 m), Corticolous, MCN 80083b; MCN 06476 b CALI); Tamil Nadu, Kanyakumari Dist., W. Ghats, Klamalai, ca 450 m., 18 Oct 1999, Daniels 792 (MH, SCCN) [Daniels 2003]. Range: Distributed from Africa through tropical Asia to Tahiti. Cheilolejeunea krakakammae (Lindenb.) R.M.Schust., Beih. Nova Hedwigia 9: 112. 1963. 129 Acta Biologica Plantarum Agriensis 2: 2012 Representative specimen/s examined: – Kerala, Wayanad, Mananthavady (900 m); On bark, Manju 80132 (CALI); Kanyakumari Dist., W. Ghats, Klamalai, ca 450 m., 18 Oct 1999, Daniels 792 (MH, SCCN) [Daniels 2003]. Range: Widespread in tropical Africa, Asia and Oceania (see full synonymy and distribution in Zhu, 2006). Cheilolejeunea laeviuscula (Mitt.) Steph., Species Hepaticarum 5: 668. 1914. Representative specimen/s examined: – Dodabetta, Ootacamund, 24 Aug 1991, D.Sharma, R.Dixit & A.Srivastava 9982/91 [Asthana et al. 1995].– Tirunelveli Dist., W. Ghats, Mancholai, ca 1100 m., 24 Aug 2001, Daniels 1779 (MH, SCCN) [Daniels 2003]. Range: Nepal, Bhutan: Hatisar, India: Sikkim Himalaya, West Bengal (Bapna & Kachroo 2000), Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Endemic to Indian subcontinent. Cheilolejeunea mariana (Gottsche) B.Thiers & Gradst., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 52: 75. 1989. Representative specimen/s examined: – Kotagiri, Sedgwick, 1916, 223, det. F. Verdoorn [Chopra 1938: 249, as Archilejeunea mariana]. Range: Widespread Indomalayan-Oceanian species distributed from Sri Lanka and India to the Society Islands. The tropical Asian distribution is to be clarified (Zhu and So 2001). Cheilolejeunea serpentina (Mitt.) Mizut., J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 26: 171. 1963. Representative specimen/s examined: India, Kerala, Pakshipadalam, Wayanad (1100 m), epiphytic, K.P.Rajesh 99749; Ponkuzhi, wayanad (880 m), On tree trunk, Manju 84384a; Wayanad, Mananthavady (750 m), On rocks and soil near stream; Palakkad, Parambikulam WLS (1150 m) On Bark, Manju 106817, Manju 106213b (CALI). Range: In India this species is distributed in Eastern Himalaya, Kerala and Tamil Nadu; Sri Lanka (Asthana, Srivastava & Asthana 1995). Widespread in the palaeotropics from Africa throughout tropical Asia to the Caroline Islands. Cheilolejeunea subopaca (Mitt.) Mizut., J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 26: 183. 1963. Representative specimen/s examined: India, Kerala, Kozhikode, Vellarimala (1950 m) Epiphyllous on Leptochilus sp., Satheesh 87209 (CALI). Range: India (Kerala, Sikkim, Assam, West Bengal), Nepal, Bhutan. Endemic to the Indian subcontinent. Cheilolejeunea trapezia (Nees) Kachroo & R.M.Schust., J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 24: 282. 1961. Representative specimen/s examined: Tamil Nadu, Dodabetta, Ootacamund, 25 Sep 1983, R. Udar & party, 10 collections
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